Backtracking a little. The thread started out with quite a bit of arrogance, calling anyone who thinks Nene the better player as "behind the times" and "misguided". Now you merely want an acknowledgment that Varejao is pretty good?

The arrogance came from Mebarak who I believe has a grudge against Nene because Chicago was looking at him for a long time instead of doting over his favorite Curry.

And it's not just an acknowledge taht AV is good but that his defense and rebounding at least equal out Nene's advantage on offense. Both players are not All-Star player but we're just comparing the two vs each other

There is a tension, peculiar to basketball, between the interests of the team and the interests of the individual. The game continually tempts the people who play it to do things that are not in the interest of the group.

The arrogance came from Mebarak who I believe has a grudge against Nene because Chicago was looking at him for a long time instead of doting over his favorite Curry.

First post of the thread:

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Originally Posted by futuristxen

Who do you consider the better player?

I notice a lot of people are behind the times and think Nene is better than Verejao. But Nene hasn't really developed his game much because of injuries, and Anderson has. Verejao has a much more complete skill set, and just seems to be the better player.

Did you see the date of that first post? It was when a lot of people didn't know a lot of about AV and were more familiar with Nene and he's asking a question indicating grammatically is it a misguided opinion. I think you're overblowing the tone of the first post greatly

There is a tension, peculiar to basketball, between the interests of the team and the interests of the individual. The game continually tempts the people who play it to do things that are not in the interest of the group.

Well personally, I think the "behind the times" comment was meant to imply that people judge the AV of a couple of years ago to the Nene of a couple of years ago, and are thus not making a fair comparison of the two players today. I don't think it was meant to imply "primitive" or anything like that.

And as far as the "misguided opinions" part, that wasn't directed at people who think Nene is better. Sounded pretty lighthearted to me. Just a half-joking way of asking people their opinion on the matter.